brookie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 05:41 PM |
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my last project i did
the one took me over 2 years to do and a hole lot off money as well some may now the make and model of the car some may not
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[Edited on 6/9/10 by brookie]
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prawnabie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 05:48 PM |
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nice Nova 
Always had a soft spot for a Mk1 GTE
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 05:55 PM |
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Ditto - except the soft spot bit.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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zilspeed
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 05:56 PM |
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Only, it's an
Astra MK1
[Edited on 6/9/10 by zilspeed]
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brookie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 05:56 PM |
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just found some more bigger photos
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mcw
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:00 PM |
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Thats a big nova?
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t.j.
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:11 PM |
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NOOOO, is an Opel Kadett-D GT/E original with OHC 1.8 injection, Now with Vauxhall stickers put on it
The first front wheel drive Kadett...
I liked it, when I became 18 I bought a 1.2 OHV!
The corrossion was even wors then the Kadett-C.
Looking good, what did you NOT replace?
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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whitestu
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:23 PM |
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Lots of work went into that, top quality as well.
Never been a Vauxhall fan though. When I was driving cars of that age it was Alfas for me.
Stu
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Humbug
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:23 PM |
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I've seen that car! I used to live in Harlow, Essex and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the Astra and thought it had the same reg as
mine: A758 OTW
[Edited on 06.09.2010 by Humbug]
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brookie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
NOOOO, is an Opel Kadett-D GT/E original with OHC 1.8 injection, Now with Vauxhall stickers put on it
no it is an 1984 vauxhall astra 1.8 gte not an opel with vauxhall on it at all
Looking good, what did you NOT replace?
replaced the lot and it was looking good untill some one stole it out of my garage 6 months after it was all done
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brookie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
I've seen that car! I used to live in Harlow, Essex and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the Astra and thought it had the same reg as
mine: A758 OTW
[Edited on 06.09.2010 by Humbug]
that must have been a long time a go m8 i had it for 4 years and the bloke before me had it for 10 years
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prawnabie
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Only, it's an
Astra MK1
[Edited on 6/9/10 by zilspeed]
Hence the
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tony-devon
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:58 PM |
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nice mk1, with a C20LET as well 
what box? F28 with conversion?
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 07:10 PM |
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Mk1 astra gte, one of my all time favourite cars!
Very nice mate!
My Build Thread
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Liam
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 07:29 PM |
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Very nice that! First family car I remember was a red one. Not a GTE of course
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loggyboy
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 07:55 PM |
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Mk1 = Win
LET = Win
Noice....
Cant beat bolting powerful engines in to crisp packet shells
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t.j.
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brookie
quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
NOOOO, is an Opel Kadett-D GT/E original with OHC 1.8 injection, Now with Vauxhall stickers put on it
no it is an 1984 vauxhall astra 1.8 gte not an opel with vauxhall on it at all
Looking good, what did you NOT replace?
replaced the lot and it was looking good untill some one stole it out of my garage 6 months after it was all done
 So the car is gone???? OMG
Or did you get it back?
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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dilley
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 09:53 PM |
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I can remember having quite a few mk1 astra's, I did a strip down and rebuild job, painted it ford imperial blue!!
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brookie
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| posted on 7/9/10 at 05:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tony-devon
nice mk1, with a C20LET as well
what box? F28 with conversion?
yes m8 f28 with the front wheel conversion done
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brookie
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| posted on 7/9/10 at 05:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
quote:
Originally posted by brookie
quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
NOOOO, is an Opel Kadett-D GT/E original with OHC 1.8 injection, Now with Vauxhall stickers put on it
no it is an 1984 vauxhall astra 1.8 gte not an opel with vauxhall on it at all
Looking good, what did you NOT replace?
replaced the lot and it was looking good untill some one stole it out of my garage 6 months after it was all done
So the car is gone???? OMG
Or did you get it back?
yes m8 gone and never found again
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t.j.
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| posted on 7/9/10 at 06:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brookie
quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
quote:
Originally posted by brookie
quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
NOOOO, is an Opel Kadett-D GT/E original with OHC 1.8 injection, Now with Vauxhall stickers put on it
no it is an 1984 vauxhall astra 1.8 gte not an opel with vauxhall on it at all
Looking good, what did you NOT replace?
replaced the lot and it was looking good untill some one stole it out of my garage 6 months after it was all done
So the car is gone???? OMG
Or did you get it back?
yes m8 gone and never found again
That's bad! Such a car must be trackable...
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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brookie
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| posted on 8/9/10 at 02:15 PM |
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they said the car would be in bits some where waiting to be sold
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Humbug
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| posted on 8/9/10 at 05:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brookie
quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
I've seen that car! I used to live in Harlow, Essex and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the Astra and thought it had the same reg as
mine: A758 OTW
[Edited on 06.09.2010 by Humbug]
that must have been a long time a go m8 i had it for 4 years and the bloke before me had it for 10 years
It must have been 1984-6 ish
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brookie
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| posted on 8/9/10 at 06:01 PM |
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it could well have been there was only 3 oweners before me
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